Casarano

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Casarano

Total population

20,070

Elevation109 m

Land area38.73 km²

Coordinates40.01°, 18.16°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Casarano is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Apulia

• Matino
  2.1 mi away · pop. 11,901
• Parabita
  3.3 mi away · pop. 9,175
• Melissano
  3.3 mi away · pop. 7,448
• Collepasso
  4.3 mi away · pop. 6,691
• Supersano
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,602
• Taviano
  4.4 mi away · pop. 11,376
• Taurisano
  4.7 mi away · pop. 11,928
• Racale
  4.9 mi away · pop. 10,971
• Ruffano
  4.9 mi away · pop. 9,812
• Tuglie
  5.5 mi away · pop. 5,308
• Felline
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,466
• Ugento
  5.7 mi away · pop. 8,875

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Recently spotted species

Heather crab spider

Thomisus onustus

Seen 2026-10-01

Scabious Sawfly

Abia nitens

Seen 2026-10-01

Carpocoris mediterraneus mediterraneus

Carpocoris mediterraneus mediterraneus

Seen 2026-10-01

Small Pointed Snail

Cochlicella barbara

Seen 2026-10-01

red cabbage bug

Eurydema ornata

Seen 2026-10-01

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-01

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis

Seen 2026-09-30

rock samphire

Crithmum maritimum

Seen 2026-09-29

Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers